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Carter stood up and adjusted his cuffs as he said, “The only thing that can break a mate bond is death You know that as well as I do Besides, he doesn’t want the bond broken He wants you”
He took a step forward, and I backed up until I buy so I could hit hiht sparked and crackled aroundanywhere with you”
He seeenuinely amused “As if you have a choice”
When he snapped his fingers, unconsciousness sla I re me before I hit the floor
Chapter 2
I ith a start and drew a sharp breath It wasto discover I was on a private jet, and ere in the air
A blanket slid off me and onto the floor as I sat up Carter was seated a few feet away, reading a newspaper I probably should have been afraid of hiiven the fact that he was soht now, his presence read not only as nonthreatening but soothing, which probably meant he’d cast some kind of spell I was still wary of him, because I wasn’t a total idiot
I asked, “Where are we going?”
He looked up from his paper “To Elias, of course”
“And he’s where, exactly?”
“You’ll see”
When I tried to read his thoughts, I discovered he’d put up sohed and pulled the blanket back ontothat infor me, and noe’re on a plane If you tell me we’re on our way to France, or Guadalajara, or Detroit, what could I possibly do with that information?”
“Let’s not find out”
A long pause stretched between us When I realized no additional infor, I asked, “Why did Elias send you to getfor me himself?”
“He got in a bit of trouble back in December and had to leave LA in a hurry On his way to the airport, he sensed your presence, but only for awould have cost hio was to pro three months”
“I have no idea how you tracked me down,” I muttered
“It wasn’t easy, until you set off those ht as well have hired a skywriter to write your na to your house Not that I’rown tiresome on day two”
“I didn’t set off the fireworks”
“Well, they still led ical occurrence in LA, on the off chance you were behind it”
“But how did you detere area,” I said
“All ic leaves a trace Theirs pointed at your house like a beacon”